Preface |
Introduction |
Theory of Relativity / 1: |
Special Relativity / 1.1: |
General Relativity / 1.2: |
Four-Vector Notation / Appendix 1A: |
Problems |
The Configuration of the Atom: Rutherford's Model / 2: |
The Background / 2.1: |
The Emergence of the Rutherford Model / 2.2: |
Rutherford Scattering Formula / 2.3: |
The Experimental Verification of the Rutherford Formula / 2.4: |
Summary of the Significances and Difficulties of a Nuclear Model / 2.5: |
Central Forces / Appendix 2A: |
Electric Units / Appendix 2B: |
The Derivation of Rutherford's Formula in the Laboratory System / Appendix 2C: |
Quantum States of Atoms: The Bohr Model / 3: |
Background / 3.1: |
The Bohr Model / 3.2: |
Experimental Evidence I: Spectra / 3.3: |
Experimental Evidence II: Franck-Hertz Experiment / 3.4: |
Extension: Bohr-Sommerfeld Model / 3.5: |
Summary / 3.6: |
Fine Structure in Atomic Spectra: Electron Spin / 4: |
Magnetic Moment Produced by the Electron Orbital Motion in an Atom / 4.1: |
The Stern-Gerlach Experiment / 4.2: |
The Hypothesis of Electron Spin / 4.3: |
Doublet Lines of Alkali Metals / 4.4: |
The Zeeman Effect / 4.5: |
Summary of the Hydrogen Energy Spectrum / 4.6: |
Dipole Moment / 4.7: |
Magnetic Resonance / Appendix 4B: |
Atoms Containing Many Electrons: The Pauli Exclusion Principle / 5: |
The Spectra and Energy Levels of Helium / 5.1: |
The Coupling of the Two Electrons / 5.2: |
The Pauli Exclusion Principle / 5.3: |
The Periodic Table of the Elements / 5.4: |
X-Rays / 5.5: |
The Discovery of X-Rays and their Wave Nature / 6.1: |
Mechanisms for Producing X-Rays / 6.2: |
Compton Scattering / 6.3: |
The Absorption of X-Rays / 6.4: |
Introductory Quantum Mechanics I: Concepts / 6.5: |
The Difficulty of the Bohr Theory / 7.1: |
Wave-Particle Dualism / 7.2: |
Uncertainty Relations / 7.3: |
The Wavefunction and its Statistical Explanation / 7.4: |
The Symmetry of the Wavefunction and the Pauli Extension Principle / 7.5: |
Einstein's A and B Coefficients / Appendix 7B: |
Selection Rules for Transitions / Appendix 7C: |
The Principles of Lasers / Appendix 7D: |
Introductory Quantum Mechanics II: The Schrödinger Equation / 8: |
Schrödinger Equation / 8.1: |
Average Value and Operator / 8.2: |
The Solution of the Schrödinger Equation of the Hydrogen Atom / 8.3: |
Harmonic Oscillator Solution / Appendix 8A: |
Basic Concepts of Nuclear Physics / 9: |
The Nucleus of the Atom / 9.1: |
Nuclear Ground State Properties / 9.2: |
Nuclear Ground States Spins and Moments / 9.3: |
Radioactive Decay / 9.4: |
Radioactive Decay Laws / 10.1: |
Alpha, Proton, Heavy Cluster and Spontaneous Fission Decays / 10.2: |
Beta Decay / 10.3: |
Gamma Decay, Internal Conversion and Pair Production / 10.4: |
Theory of Beta Decay / 10.5: |
Nuclear Forces and Nuclear Models / 11: |
Nuclear Forces / 11.1: |
Nuclear Models / 11.2: |
Toward a Unified Model Description of Nuclei / 11.3: |
Nuclear Interactions and Reactions / 11.4: |
Introduction to Nuclear Interactions and Reactions / 12.1: |
Reaction Kinematics / 12.2: |
Coulomb Excitation, Compound Nucleus Reactions, and Other Reactions / 12.3: |
Fission and Fusion: Atomic Energy Utilization / 12.4: |
Some Selected Applications of Nuclear Physics / 12.5: |
Hyperfine Interactions / 12.6: |
Magnetic Dipole Hyperfine Interaction / 13.1: |
Electric Quadrupole Hyperfine Interaction / 13.3: |
Isotope Shift / 13.4: |
High-Energy Physics / 13.5: |
Toward a Deeper Stratum / 14.1: |
Particle Families and Interactions / 14.2: |
Conservation Rules / 14.3: |
The Quark Model / 14.4: |
Ion Beam Analysis / Appendix I: |
Table of Isotopes / Appendix II: |
The 2006 Recommended Values of the Physical Constants / Appendix III: |
Tables of Atomic-Electron Binding Energies and X-Ray Energies and Intensities / Appendix IV: |
Index |
Nuclear Ground State Spins and Moments |
The Quark Model Problems |
Preface |
Introduction |
Theory of Relativity / 1: |